HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A terraced garden at Babylon watered by pumps from the Euphrates; construction attributed to Nebuchadnezzar around 600 BC

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Instance hypernyms:

garden (a plot of ground where plants are cultivated)

Holonyms ("Hanging Gardens of Babylon" is a part of...):

Babylon (the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia)

Holonyms ("Hanging Gardens of Babylon" is a member of...):

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World; Seven Wonders of the World (impressive monuments created in the ancient world that were regarded with awe)

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